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Yiddish
Etymology
Uncertain. Most likely from the same root as פּאָטעפֿאַלנאָסט (potefalnost), which see for more. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adjective
פּאָטעפֿאַלנע • (potefalne)
- audacious, rash, insolent
- Synonyms: העזהדיק (hozedik), חוצפּהדיק (khutspedik), עזותדיק (azesdik), האָפֿערדיק (hoferdik)
Declension
Declension of פּאָטעפֿאַלנע
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “potefalne(r)”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 679
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאָטעפֿאַלנע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פּאָטעפֿאַלנע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “audacious (insolent)”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN